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When Pigs Fry Toronto Walking Tour

$75.00

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Toronto, Ontario

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1 Participant

Experience a unique and tasty Toronto tour that delves into "Hogtown" history and all things pig-related. On the When Pigs Fry Toronto Walking Tour, you’ll sample bacon, pork, and sausage, find out about ethical pig farming at a local butcher, and learn about the role of the pig in pop culture, or is that pork culture?

Get under the skin of the city and into the nooks and crannies other Toronto tours don't go.

At one point, there were so many pigs in the city that the city garnered the nickname “Hogtown”, and Toronto’s pork and bacon earned a reputation for being some of the best in the world. On this Toronto food tour, you’ll experience this legendary deliciousness for yourself, through samples at some of the city’s coolest local establishments, and a visit to one of Toronto’s best butcher shops to learn about quality pork and where it comes from.

Your Toronto food tour begins in front of the historic Gooderham Flatiron Building, and then you’ll head to the St Lawrence Market, part of Old Town Toronto. The market itself is closed on Sundays, but a nearby restaurant serves what we’re after - a peameal bacon sandwich. While munching on this savoury treat, your guide will explain the origin of peameal bacon, the significance of the market to Toronto, and how the area has changed over the last 200 years.

Next on the food tour, you’ll hop on board one of Toronto’s iconic streetcars and roll through the financial and entertainment districts into a trendy neighbourhood in the west end favoured by young professionals.

Between King St West and Queen St West, you’ll stop by a local butcher shop that specialises in organic meats from sustainably practicing farms in the region. Here you will learn about organic and ethical farming, and what goes into making quality pork products. In this neighbourhood, you’ll visit two more restaurants to try a southern US piggy spin on a classic Canadian dish, and dig into some very popular German street food with American and British flavour influences. At each of these restaurant stops, the tour will stop long enough to purchase a beverage, if you’re interested, and both places have an excellent selection of local craft beers.